DEPARTMENTS
Dr. Soney Varghese
Dr. Soney Varghese

Professor

Office Address:

207/ Nanomaterials and Devices Research Laboratory Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut 673 601, Kerala, India

Contact no:

+91 495 228 6524

Email ID:

soneyva@nitc.ac.in

Home Address:

  • Ph.D (Liquid Crystal Display) Polymer Technology Group, Department of Chemical Engineering&Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

  • M.Tech (Polymer Technology) Department of Polymer Science & Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Cochin, India

  • M.Sc (Chemistry) Department of Chemistry, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Cochin, India

  • Educational Qualifications

    • Ph.D (Liquid Crystal Display) Polymer Technology Group, Department of Chemical Engineering&Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

    • M.Tech (Polymer Technology) Department of Polymer Science & Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Cochin, India

    • M.Sc (Chemistry) Department of Chemistry, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Cochin, India

    Journals

    1. Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Coated with (3-Aminopropyl)triethoxysilane as Additives for Boosting the Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Properties of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Films for Energy Harvesting, ACS Appl. Nano Mater.doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.0c03214, (2021)

    2.  Intense nonlinear optical properties of ZnS quantum dot doped nematic liquid crystal compounds, Praseetha K.P, Shiju E, Chandrasekharan K, Soney Varghese, Journal of Molecular Liquids, doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2021.115347, (2021)

    3.  Nature-inspired PDMS cumulonimbus micro-energy-harvesting cloud, SreenidhiPrabhaRajeev, V. Nimmy John, S. Sabarinath, A. Ashfak, CherumanilKarimuthilSubash and Soney Varghese,Applied Nanoscience,volume 11, pages127–137, (2021)

    4. Evaluation of interlaminar fracture toughness and dynamic mechanical properties of nano TiO2 coated flax fibre epoxy composites, Vishnu Prasad, Sekar K, Soney Varghese, M.A Joseph, Polymer Testing, Volume 91, 106784, (2020)

    5. Next-generation rooftop tribo–piezo electric energy harvesting from rain power, SreenidhiPrabhaRajeev, Shajimon K John, Roby Cherian, CherumanilKarimuthilSubash and Soney Varghese,Applied Nanoscience, volume 10, pages679–686, (2020)

    6. Nanohydroxyapatite embedded blends of ethylene‐co‐vinyl acetate and millable polyurethane as piezoelectric materials: dielectric, viscoelastic and mechanical features, ValiyaveetilHaneefaShafeeq , CherumannilKarumuthilSubash , Soney Varghese  and GopalakrishnaPanickerUnnikrishnan, Polymer International, doi.org/10.1002/pi.6070, (2020)

    7.  Optical behaviour of nematic liquid crystal doped with carbon dot in the nonlinear optical regime, Praseetha K.P, Chandrasekharan K and Soney Varghese, Optics and Laser Technology, Volume 130, 106367,(2020).

    8. Prototype of energy harvesting door handles using polymer nanocomposite, Prabha Rajeev, S Sivapriya, CherumanilKarimuthilSubash and Soney Varghese,Applied Nanoscience, volume 10, pages1–13, (2020).

    9. Electrospun Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene)-Based Polymer Nanocomposite Fibers for Piezoelectric Nanogenerators, Subash Cherumannil Karumuthil, Sreenidhi Prabha Rajeev, Uvais Valiyaneerilakkal, Sujith Athiyanathil and Soney Varghese, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b17788(2019)

    10. Fabrication of Poly (Vinylidene Fluoride-Trifluoroethylene)–Zinc Oxide based Piezoelectric Pressure Sensor, SC Karumuthil, K Singh, U Valiyaneerilakkal, J Akhtar, Soney Varghese, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 111677, (2019)

    11.  Next Generation Rooftop Tribo-Piezo Electric Energy Harvesting From Rain Power, Sreenidhi Prabha Rajeev, Subash Cherumannil Karumuthil and Soney varghese Applied Nanoscience (2019)

    12. Enhancing Mode I and Mode II interlaminar fracture toughness of flax fibre reinforced epoxy composites with nano TiO2, Vishnu Prasad, K. Sekar, Soney Varghese, M.A. Joseph, Composites Part A:Applied Science and Manufacturingdoi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2019.105505 (2019)

    13. Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene)-ZnO Nanoparticle Composites on a Flexible Polydimethylsiloxane Substrate for Energy Harvesting, Subash Cherumannil Karumuthil Sreenidhi Prabha Rajeev, Soney Varghese, ACS Applied Nanomaterials doi.org/10.1021/ acsanm.8b02248 (2019)

    14.  Nano P(VDF-TrFE) Doped Polyimide Alignment Layers for Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Devices, Nimmy  John V, Subash C.K, Soney Varghese, Liquid Crystals DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2019. 1623334, (2019)

    15. Experimental investigation on graphene oxides coated carbon fibre/epoxy hybrid composites: Mechanical   and electrical properties, Lokasani Bhanuprakash, S  Parasuram, Soney Varghese, Composites Science  and Technology , doi: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2019.04.034(2019)

    16. Prototype of energy harvesting door handles using polymer Nanocomposite, Sreenidhi Prabha Rajeev,                       S. Sivapriya, Subash Cherumannil Karumuthil, Soney Varghese, Applied Nanoscience,  oi:10.1007 s13204- 019-01027-z, (2019)

    17. Surface engineering of polystyrene–cerium oxide nanocomposite thin filmsfor refractive index enhancement. J James, AB Unni, K Taleb, JP Chapel, N Kalarikkal, S Varghese, Guillaume Vignaud,YvesGrohensNano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 17, 34-42 (2019)

    18. Enhanced optical nonlinearity in nematic liquid crystal on doping with CdSe quantum dot, KP Praseetha, MC Divyasree, K Chandrasekharan, S Varghese, Journal ofMolecular Liquids 273, 497-503 (2019)

    19. Mode I and Mode II interlaminar fracture behavior of E‐glass fiberreinforced epoxy composites modified with reduced exfoliated graphite oxide, L Bhanuprakash, A Ali, R Mokkoth, S Varghese, Polymer Composites 39 (S4), E2506-E2518 (2018)

    20. α- &β-crystalline phases in polyvinylidene fluoride as tribo-piezo active layer for nanoenergy harvester, SP Rajeev, S Sabarinath, CK Subash, U Valiyaneerilakkal, Soney Varghese, High Performance Polymers, 0954008318796141(2018)

    21. Flexible nanoenergy harvester using piezo-tribo functional polymer and carbon fibre as electrodes, SP Rajeev, SC Karimuthil, L Bhanuprakash, S Varghese, Materials Research Express 5 (7), 075509 (2018)

    22. Flexible, ferroelectric nanoparticle doped polymer dispersed liquid crystaldevices for lower switching voltage and nanoenergy generation, VN John, SN Varanakkottu, S Varghese, Optical Materials 80, 233-240 (2018)

    23. Single layer thin photoresist soft etch mask for MEMS applications, R Joyce, DK Panwar, M Shakil, S Varghese, J Akhtar, Microsystem Technologies, 1-9 (2018)

    24. Investigation on the effects of low-temperature anodic bonding and itsreliability for MEMS packaging using destructive and non-destructive techniques, R Joyce, M George, L Bhanuprakash, DK Panwar, RR Bhatia, S Varghese, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 29 (1), 217-231(2018)

    25. Role of defects in one-step synthesis of Cu-doped ZnO nano-coatings by electrodeposition method with enhanced magnetic and electrical properties, K.Niranjan,, Subhajit Dutta, Soney Varghese, Ajoy Kumar Ray, Harish C. Barshilia, Appl. Phys. A 123:250 (2017)

    26. Nanoscale static voltage generation and its surface potential decay usingscanning probe microscopy, SP Rajeev, SC Karumuthil, U Valiyaneerilakkal, S Varghese, Micro & Nano Letters 12 (12), 928-933(2017)

    27. Piezo-tribo nanoenergy harvester using hybrid polydimethylsiloxane based nanocomposite, SC Karumuthil, SP Rajeev, S Varghese, Nano Energy 40, 487-494 (2017)

    28. Fast transport of water droplets over a thermo-switchable surface usingrewritable wettability gradient, TN Banuprasad, TV Vinay, CK Subash, S Varghese, SD George, S VaranakottuACS applied materials & interfaces 9 (33), 28046-28054 (2017)

    29. Preparation and characterization of poly (vinylidenefluoridetrifluoroethylene)/barium titanate polymer nanocomposite for ferroelectric applications, U Valiyaneerilakkal, A Singh, CK Subash, K Singh, SM Abbas, Soney Varghese, Polymer Composites 38 (8), 1655-1661(2017)

    30. Effect of ferroelectric nanoparticles in the alignment layer of twistednematic liquid crystal display, E Shiju, R Arun, MKR Varma, K Chandrasekharan, N Sandhyarani, Soney Varghese, Optical Materials 67, 7-13(2017)

    31. Additive‐Free Tunable Transport and Assembly of Floating Objects atWater‐Air Interface Using Bubble‐Mediated Capillary Forces, TV Vinay, TN Banuprasad, SD George, S Varghese, SN Varanakkottu, Advanced Materials Interfaces 4 (7), 1601231(2017)

    32. Pattern transfer of microstructures between deeply etched surface for MEMS applications, R Joyce, S Yadav, AK Sharma, DK Panwar, RR Bhatia, S Varghese, JamilAktar, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 56, 373-380 (2016)

    33. Device level optimization of poly (vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene)–zincoxide polymer nanocomposite thin films for ferroelectric applications, U Valiyaneerilakkal, K Singh, S Varghese, Journal of Applied Physics 118 (20), 204102 (2015)

    34. Influence of grains and surface roughness in boron and phosphorusimplanted LPCVD polycrystalline silicon thin film, K Singh, S Kumar, R Joyce, R Saha, S Varghese, J Akhtar, Microsystem Technologies 21 (9), 1987-1994 (2015)

    35. Ultra uniform arrays of micro patterns on large area substrate by employing wet chemical etching, K Singh, S Varghese, J Akhtar, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 31, 351-357(2015)

    36. Effective cleaning process and its influence on surface roughness inanodic bonding for semiconductor device packaging, R Joyce, K Singh, S Varghese, J Akhtar, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 31, 84-93, (2015)

    37. Fabrication of electron beam physical vapor deposited polysiliconpiezoresistive MEMS pressure sensor, K Singh, R Joyce, S Varghese, J Akhtar, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 223, 151-158 (2015)

    38. Stress reduction in silicon/oxidized silicon–Pyrex glass anodic bonding for MEMS device packaging: RF switches and pressure sensors, R Joyce, K Singh, S Varghese, J Akhtar, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 26 (1), 411-423(2015)

    39. Multiwalled carbon nanotube-polyimide nanocomposite for MEMSpiezoresistive pressure sensor applications, K Singh, J Akhtar, S Varghese, Microsystem technologies 20 (12), 2255-2259 (2014)

    40. Ferroelectric characteristics of MFIS structure with P (VDF–TrFE)/BaTiO3 nanocomposite as ferroelectric layer U Valiyaneerilakkal, A Singh, K Singh, CK Subash, SM Abbas, Soney Varghese, Applied Physics A 117 (3), 1535-1540 (2014)

    41. Characterization of europium complex-doped PMMA and PMMA-EVA polymer networks, R Puthiyottil, S Varghese, U Gopalakrishnapanicker, JT Guthrie, Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering 53 (11), 1111-1118 (2014)

    42. A new method for fast anodic bonding in microsystem technology, K Singh, R Joyce, S Varghese, J Akhtar, Microsystem technologies 20 (7), 1345-1349 (2014)

    43. Low cost anodic bonding for MEMS packaging applications, R Joyce, K Singh, H Sharma, S Varghese, J Akhtar, Microsystem Technologies 20 (6), 1153-1158 (2014)

    44. Nanoindentation and thermal characterization of poly (vinylidenefluoride)/MWCNT nanocomposites, Eggedi, U Valiyaneerilakkal, MR Darla, S Varghese, AIP Advances 4 (4), 047102 (2014)

    45. Effect of BaTiOnanoparticle on electro-optical properties of polymer dispersed liquid crystal displays, MR Darla, S Hegde, S Varghese, Journal of Crystallization Process and Technology 4 (01), 60 (2014)

    46. Design and development of MEMS pressure sensor characterization setup with low interfacing noise by using NI-PXI system, K Singh, S Akhtar, S Varghese, J Akhtar, Physics of Semiconductor Devices, 449-451(2014)

    47. Synthesis of petroleum-based fuel from waste plastics and performance, analysis in a CI engine, C Cleetus, S Thomas, S Varghese, Journal of Energy20 (2013)

    48. Effect of cellulose whisker content on the properties of poly (ethylene-covinylacetate)/cellulose composites, S Elanthikkal, U Gopalakrishnapanicker, S Varghese, JT Guthrie,Carbohydrate polymers 95 (2), 773-779 (2013)

    49. Surfactant effects on poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate)/cellulose composites, EK Silviya, G Unnikrishnan, S Varghese, JT Guthrie, Composites Part B: Engineering 47, 137-144 (2013)

    50. Poly (vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene)/barium titanate nanocomposite for ferroelectric nonvolatile memory devices, U Valiyaneerilakkal, S Varghese, AIP Advances 3 (4), 042131 (2013)

    51. Third order nonlinear optical properties of azomethine derivatives, DM Rao, KN Sharafudeen, K Chandrasekharan, S Varghese, Optics Communications 287, 224-227 (2013)

    52. Optical properties of europium (2,2′‐bipyridine‐N,N‐dioxide)2 (NO3)3 complex‐doped poly(methyl methacrylate), R Puthiyottil, S Varghese, U Gopalakrishnapanicker, JT Guthrie, Polymer Engineering & Science 53 (1), 119-124 (2013)

    53. Barrier properties of poly(ethylene‐co‐vinyl acetate)/cellulose composite membranes, S Elanthikkal, T Francis, G Unnikrishnan, S Varghese, JT Guthrie, Polymer Engineering & Science 52 (10), 2140-2146, (2012)

    54. Thermal and mechanical characterization of EVA/banana fiber‐derived, cellulose composites, EK Silviya, G Unnikrishnan, S Varghese, JT Guthrie, Journal of Applied Polymer Science125 (1), 786-792, (2012)

    55. Synthesis and studies of exceptionally crystalline polyaniline thin films, SJ Varma, F Xavier, S Varghese, S Jayalekshmi, Polymer International 61 (5), 743-748,(2012)

    56. Synthesis and characterisation of azomethine class thermotropic liquid crystals and their application in nonlinear optics, MR Darla, S Varghese, Liquid Crystals 39 (1), 63-70 (2012)

    57. Transparent Electrode Patterning using Laser Ablation for In‐Plane, Switching Liquid Crystal Display, M Chenchiliyan, S Palengara, S Varghese, AIP Conference Proceedings 1391 (1), 294-296, (2011)

    58. Growth Kinetics for Thermal Oxidation of Silicon--The Special Case for VLSI/MEMS Technology, K Singh, S Varghese, VN Uvais, P Sharma, A Kumar, IUP Journal of Science & Technology 7 (2) (2011)

    59. Cellulose microfibres produced from banana plant wastes: Isolation and characterization, S Elanthikkal, U Gopalakrishnapanicker, S Varghese, JT Guthrie, Carbohydrate polymers 80 (3), 852-859, 221(2010)

    60. Optical investigation of disclination lines in multidomain twisted nematic, liquid crystal display created by microrubbing, S Varghese, GP Crawford, CWM Bastiaansen, DKG de Boer, DJ Broer, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 433 (1), 51-63 (2005)

    61. Four-domain twisted vertically aligned liquid crystal pixels using, microrubbing, S Varghese, GP Crawford, CWM Bastiaansen, DKG de Boer, DJ Broer, Applied Physics Letters 86 (18), 181914, (2005)

    62. Multi-configurations in nematic liquid crystal films: A microrubbing, approach, S Varghese, GP Crawford, CWM Bastiaansen, DJ Broer, DKG de Boer, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 429 (1), 55-63 (2005)

    63. High pretilt four-domain twisted nematic liquid crystal display by microrubbing: Process, characterization, and optical simulation S Varghese, GP Crawford, CWM Bastiaansen, DKG de Boer, DJ Broer, Journal of applied physics 97 (5), 053101 (2005)

    64. Patterned Alignment of Liquid Crystals by μ‐Rubbing, S Varghese, S Narayanankutty, CWM Bastiaansen, GP Crawford,  D J Broer, Advanced Materials 16 (18), 1600-1605, 55 (2004)

    65. Microrubbing technique to produce high pretiltmultidomain liquid crystal alignment, S Varghese, GP Crawford, CWM Bastiaansen, DKG de Boer, DJ Broer, Applied physics letters 85 (2), 230-232, 52 (2004)

    Conferences

    1. Subash C K, Uvais V N and Soney Varghese, Polymer Nanocomposite Based Device Fabrication for Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Applications, International Conference on Advances in Polymer Technology (APT-2016).

    2. L Bhanuprakash, Sajith T A and Soney Varghese, Study of Mechanical Performances of Epoxy Nanocomposites with Exfoliated-Reduced Graphene Oxide, International Conference on Advances Polymer Technology (APT-2016)

    3. Nimmy John V, Subash C K, Saniya Babu, Soney Varghese and N. Sandhyarani, Effect of Nano ZnO on the Electro-Optical Behaviour of Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal, International Conference on Energy Harvesting Storage and Conversion, (2015)

    4. Nimmy John V, Soney Varghese and N. Sandhyarani, Effect of Ferroelectric Nanoparticles in the Alighnment Layer of Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Display, International Conference on Communication Systems, (2015)

    5. Subash C K , Uvais V N and Soney Varghese, Fabrication and Optimization of Piezoelectric P(VDF-TrFE)/ZnO Polymer Nanocomposite Based Devices, International Conference on Energy Harvesting, Storage and Conversion  (IC-EEE 2015).

    6. Supriya Yadav, Robin Joyce, Akash Kumar Sharma and Jamil Akhtar, Process sequence optimization for digital microfluidic integration using EWOD technique, Emerging Trends from Micro to Nano (ETMN-2015).

    7. L Bhanuprakash, Sajith T A and Soney Varghese, Enhancement in Mechanical Behaviour of Epoxy Nanocomposites with Low Temperature Expanded Graphene Oxide, International Conference on Advances in Materials, Manufacturing and Applications (AMMA-2015)

    8. Subin Mohan, L Bhanuprakash, Subash C K and Soney Varghese, Short Beam Shear Strength Measurements of Glass Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Nanocomposites Modified with Graphene Oxide Interfaces, International Conference on Materials and Characterization Technique, (2014)

    9. Sajith T.A, L Bhanuprakash and Soney Varghese, Tribological Performances of Low Temperature Expanded Graphene Oxides/Epoxy Nanocomposites, International Conference in Advancement in Tribology, (2014)

    10. Srin K S and Soney Varghese, Enhancement of Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Butyl Rubber Curing Bladder by Graphene, International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials, (2014)

    11. Shafeeq V H, L. Bhanuprakash, Subash C K and Soney Varghese, Effect of Graphitic Derivatives on the Adhesive Properties of Epoxy Resin over Metal- Metal Substrate, International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials, (2014)

    12. Jitha Vijayakumar, Subash C.K and Soney Varghese, Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Nanostructure for Drop Wise Water Condensation, International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials, (2014)

    13. Anand Iyer, Subash C K and Soney Varghese, Fabrication of Polymer Nanostructures for Superhydrophobic Surfaces, National Seminar on Advances in Nanomaterials and Polymers, (2014)

    14. Uvais V.N, Kulwant Singh, Subash C.K and Soney Varghese, P(VDF-TrFE)/BaTiO3 Nanocomposite with Enhanced β-phase for Ferroelectric Memory Applications, International Conference on Emerging Technologies - Micro to Nano (2013)

    15. Kulwant Singh, Subash C.K, Uvais V.N, Soney Varghese and J. Akhtar, MWCNT-Polyimide Composite for Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor Application, International Conference on Emerging Technologies - Micro to Nano, (2013)

    16. Subash C K, Alan Sam, Uvais V.N and Soney Varghese, Poly (Vinylidene Fluoride-Trifluoroethylene) - Zinc Oxide Polymer Nanocomposite for Ferroelectric Applications, Indo-US Workshop on Nano-Structured Electronic Materials: Challenges & Relevance to Electronics & Energy Research, (2013)

    17. Uvais V.N and Soney Varghese, Polarization Switching Behaviour of Ferroelectric P(VDF-TrFE)/BaTiO3 nano-composite using Piezoresponse Force Microscopy, National Seminar on Recent Advances in Polymer Science and Technology, Society for Polymer Science India (SPSI), Thiruvananthapuram Chapter, (2012)

    18. Bhanu Pratap Chaudhary, Kulwant Singh, Suja K J, Soney Varghese and J. Akhtar, A New Method to Design MEMS based Pressure Sensor for High Linear Range Application, International Conference on VLSI, MEMS & NEMS, (2012)

    19. Rajshree, Subash C.K, Uvais V.N and Soney Varghese, Nanoscale Mechanical Behavior of Polyimide/MWCNT Composite by Nanoindendation, National Conference on Advances in Materials Science: Macro to Nano Scales, (2012)

    20. Uvais V.N and Soney Varghese, P(VDF-TrFE)/BaTiO3 nanocomposite with Enhanced β-phase for ferroelectric memory application, National Seminar on Recent Advances in Polymer Science and Technology, Society for Polymer Science India (SPSI), Thiruvananthapuram Chapter, (2012)

    21. Mallikharjuna Rao Darla., Sriharsha Hegde., Soney Varghese., SEM Approach to Study the Optimum Composition of LC/Polymer Composite for PDLC Cells, International conference on functional polymers., 223-232 (2011)

    22. E. Obulapathi, Uvais V. N., Mallikharjuna Rao D. and Soney Varghese., Nanoindentation and Force-Distance Spectroscopy Study of Poly(vinylidenefluoride)/MWCNT Nanocomposite, International conference on functional polymers., 258-270 (2011)

    23. Mallikharjuna Rao D, Soney Varghese., Synthesis and Characterization of Thermo Tropic Liquid Crystals, RETMAC-2010., 377-380 (2010)

    24. Mallikharjuna Rao Darla., Soney Varghese., Design and Synthesis of Polyacetylene Class Conjugated Liquid Crystalline Polymers (LCP) for Display Applications, International Conference on Advances in Polymer Technology.,318-321 (2010)

    25. R.Mohan., Srikanth Naik., M. Rao., S.J.Varma., A. M Shanmugharaj., Soney Varghese., Preparation and Characterization of Ferroelectric Polymer-Ceramic nanocomposites for    Non-volatile Memory Applications, International Conference on Advances in Polymer Technology., 330-333 (2010)

    26. S. Varghese, C. W. M. Bastiaansen and D. J. Broer, Patterned alignment of liquid crystals on PTFE and self-assembled monolayers, Proceedings, Asia RubTech Expo, Cochin, India, 178, (2006).

    27. S. Varghese,G. P. Crawford, C. W. M. Bastiaansen, Dick K. G de Boer and D. J. Broer, Multidomain twisted vertically aligned display by microrubbing and its simulations Digest, Society of Information Display, Boston, USA, XXXVI, 788, (2005).

    28. S. Varghese, G. P. Crawford, C. W. M. Bastiaansen, Dick K. G de Boer and D. J. Broer, Four-domain TN-LCD from microrubbing International Liquid Crystal Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia, July (2004).

    29. S. Varghese,G. P. Crawford, C. W. M. Bastiaansen, Dick K. G de Boer and D. J. Broer, Patterned alignment of liquid crystals, Dutch Polymer Days, Lunteren, The Netherlands, February, (2004).

    30. S.Varghese, S. Narayanankutty, C.W.M. Bastiaansen, G. P. Crawford and D.J. Broer, Patterned alignment of liquid crystals SPIE proceedings, San Jose, USA, 5289, 206, (2004).

    31. S. Varghese, S. Narayanankutty, C.W.M. Bastiaansen, and D. J. Broer, Friction deposition of PTFE on rubbed polyimides, Proceedings, Advances in Polymer Technology-02, Cochin, 101, (2002).

     

    Books (Refereed)

    PhD Thesis

    Patterned alignment of liquid crystal by microrubbing: a new route towards wide viewing angle flat panel displays, Soney Varghese, ISBN 90-386-2776-9, Full Thesis

    Book Chapters

    1. Kulwant Singh, Sualeh Akhtar, Soney Varghese, and J. Akhtar. "Design and development of MEMS pressure sensor characterization setup with low interfacing noise by using NI-PXI system." In Physics of Semiconductor Devices, pp. 449-451. Springer International Publishing, 2014.  Abstract

     

    • International Society for Optical Engineering [SPIE]

    • Society of Information Display [SID]

    • International Liquid Crystal Society [ILCS]

    • Rubber Research Institute of India [RRII]

    MSc. (Tech) (Polymer Science and Technology) Students

    • Mr. Subash C K (Degree awarded – 2011)
      • Thesis title: Nanoscale mechanical and electrical behavior of polyimide – MWCNT composites
    • Mr. Harikrishnan MG (Degree awarded – 2012)
      • Thesis title: Electrical and mechanical behavior of P(VDF-TrFE)/MWCNT nanocomposites
    • Mr. Rahul T K (Degree awarded - 2012)
      • Thesis title: Nanostructured PVDF films for near superhydrophobic surfaces
    • Ms. Nair Thulasi Radhakrishan (Degree awarded – 2013)
      • Thesis title: Light bending nanostructures
    • Mrs. Jitha Viyayakumar (Degree awarded – 2014)
      • Thesis title: Thermal conductivity enhancement of butyl rubber by modified graphene oxide for tyre curing bladder application
    • Mr. Shafeeq V H (Degree awarded – 2014)
      • Thesis title: Graphene based flexible heat spreader
    • Ms. Saniya P P (Degree awarded – 2014)
      • Thesis title: Effect of nano ZnO on the electro-optical performance of polymer dispersed liquid crystals for switchable window applications

    Ph.D Students

    • Dr. Mallikarjuna Rao Darla (Degree awarded – 2012)

      • Thesis Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Azomethine Liquid Crystals – Their Photonics Applications as Non-linear Material

    • Dr. Uvais V. N (Degree awarded - 2015)

      • Thesis Title: Fabrication of Ferroelectric Field Effect Transister using Polymer Nanocomposite as Gate Dielectric

    • Dr. Kulwant Singh (Degree awarded - 2015)

      • Thesis Title: Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Piezoresistive MEMS Pressure Sensor with Multifunctionality

    M.Tech (Nanotechnology) Students

    • Mr. Bollareddy (Degree awarded – 2010)
      • Thesis title:
    • Mr. Srinu (Degree awarded – 2010)
      • Thesis title:
    • Mr. Sriharsha Hegde (Degree awarded – 2010)
      • Thesis title: Enhancement of LCD performance using ferro-electric BaTiO3 nanoparticles
    • Mr. B. Srikanth Naik (Degree awarded – 2010)
      • Thesis title: Preparation and characterization of ferro-electric polymer ceramic nanocomposites for non-volatile memory applications
    • Mr. L. Bhanuprakash (Degree awarded – 2011)
      • Thesis title: Carbon nanotubes-grafted glass fibre/epoxy hybrid composites: Processing and their mechanical properties
    • Mr. Saket Lakhotia (Degree awarded – 2011)
      • Thesis title: Hybrid composites: Mehcanical properties and electrical conductivity through carbon nanomaterials
    • Mr. Vishwanatha R (Degree awarded – 2011)
      • Thesis title: Development of thin film solar cells
    • Mr. Obulapati (Degree awarded – 2011)
      • Thesis title:
    • Mr. Tony V Varghese (Degree awarded – 2012)
      • Thesis title: Polymer graphene nanocomposites
    • Mr. Harikesh P C (Degree awarded – 2014)
      • Thesis title: Design, development and analysis of novel polymeric chromophores for dye sensitized solar cells
    • Mr. Eldho Edison (Degree awarded – 2014)
      • Thesis title: Effect of carbon nanomaterials on the performance of non-aqueous super capacitors
    • Mr. Srin K S (Degree awarded – 2014)
      • Thesis title: Enhancement of thermo-mechanical properties of butyl rubber curing bladder by graphene
    • Mr. Sajith T. A (Degree awarded – 2014)
      • Thesis title: Effect of graphene oxides on mechanical and tribological performances of epoxy nanocomposites
    • Mr. Aswin S (Degree awarded – 2014)
      • Thesis title: Tribological analysis of graphene reinforced aluminium nanocomposites

    M.Tech (Thermal Sciences) Student

    • Mrs. Christine Cleetus (Degree awarded – 2011) – As a co-guide

      • Thesis title: Synthesis of a petroleum based fuel from waste plastics and determination of its performances characteristics in a CI engine

    M.Tech (Materials Science and Technology) Students

    • Mr. Alan Sam (Degree awarded – 2013)
      • Thesis title: Polymer nanocomposite (P(VDF-TrFE)/ZnO) for ferroelectric and piezoelectric applications
    • Mr. Ganesh R (Degree awarded – 2013) – As a co-guide
      • Thesis title: Tribological comparison of molybdenum disulphide solid lubricant with nano and micro dimensions
    • Mr. Subin Mohan C (Degree awarded – 2014)
      • Thesis title: The effect of graphene derivatives on the interlaminar shear and flexural strengths of glass fibre reinforced epoxy composites

    Current Ph.D Students

    • Mr. Subash C.K (M.Sc (Tech) Polymer Science and Technology) - Regular
      • Area of Research: Piezoelectric Polymer Nanocomposite for Energy Harvesting and Pressure Sensor Applications
    • Mr. Robin Joyce (B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engg, M.Tech Nanotechnology) - Regular
      • Area of Research: Role of Anodic Bonding in Packaging of MEMS Devices; RF Switches and Pressure Sensors
    • Mr. Lokasani Bhanuprakash Reddy (B.Tech Mechanical Eng., M.Tech Nanotechnology) - Regular
      • Area of Research: Multiscale Nanocomposites for Structural Applications
    • Mrs. Preseetha Paul (M.Sc Physics) - Part Time
      • Area of Research: Pyroelectric energy harvesting devices
    • Mr. Jamsheed K (M.Sc (Tech) Polymer Science and Technology) - Part Time
      • Area of Research: Design and Development of Curcumin Nanoparticles and Nanoconjugates to Enhance Bio-availability
    • Mrs. Praseetha K. P (M.Sc Physics, M.Phil) - Regular
      • Area of Research: Non-linear Optical Studies of Liquid Crystals
    • Mr. Vinay T V (B.Tech Mechanical Eng., M.Tech Nanotechnology) - Regular
      • Area of Research: Surface Tension Enabled Assembly of Micro/Nano Particles
    • Mr. Bhargav - (BE Electronics and Telecommunication, M.Tech Microelectronics) - Regular
      • Area of Research: MEMS Based Resonators and Filters
    • Mrs. Sreenidhi P R (B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engg, M.Tech VLSI and Embedded Systems)- Regular
      • Area of Research: Contact Electrification Based Nanogenerator for Energy Harvesting

    1. Practical training at Apollo Tyres, Kalamassery, India

    2. Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam, India

    3. Central Institute for Plastics Engineering and Technology, Mysore, India

    4. Nanofabrication facilities at IISc, Bangalore

    5. Nanofabrication training at IITB, Mumbai

    B.Tech (Global Electives)

    1. Introduction to Nano Science Technology

    2. Display Technology

    M.Tech Nanotechnolgy

    1. Experimental Techniques in Nanotechnology

    2. Nanofabrication

    M.Sc (Tech) Polymer Science and Technolgy

    1. Plastic Processing

    2. Solid State Chemistry

    3. Polymer Chemistry

    • Liquid Crystal Display

    • Polymer Technology

    • Nanofabrication

    • MEMS/NEMS Sensors

    • Nanomaterials

    • Nanocomposites

    • Nanocharacterisation

    • Carbon/Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites